Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern KenyaRoutledge, 2018 M09 3 - 290 pages Originally published in 1989, this book examines how the inter-ethnic relationships of the clans of the pastoral Rendille, Gabbra, Sakuye and some Somalis of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia came about. It also examines the uses to which these inter-ethnic relationships are put: for example in managing herds. Oral history is combined with cultural comparison and the analysis of social structure. Blending synchronic and diachronic perspectives, the book synthesises historical ethnology in the Continental tradition with social anthropology. Historically it overturns some established ideas about how the Horn of Africa was settled. Anthropologically it shows how relations may exceed the bounds of the ethnic group as the conventional unit of study. |
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... kill ilmugit and do not participate in gaalgulamme . The case of the Rengumo subclan , the Ongom , may well be similar . Another clan , the Odoola , participates in gaalgulamme but settles outside the great ring . The ' white ' Rendille ...
... Kill what you curse , and lead home what you pray for ! ' 7 As in Rendille , so in Gabbra there are lineages which are believed to be unpropitious and whose daughters are to be avoided in marriage . These are despised groups , to whom ...
... kill people with impunity . This greatly affected the demographic structure , the residence pattern , the authority structure and the mode of livelihood of many Table 2 ( cont . ) phatry moiety lineage Nurre. Table 2 ( cont . ) phatry ...
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Contents
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Chapter 3 The historical frame | 30 |
a comparative approach to history | 54 |
Chapter 5 The interethnic clan clusters | 145 |
Chapter 6 Conclusion | 234 |
Interviews and their locations | 237 |
Notes | 240 |
Bibliography | 266 |
Index | 275 |
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Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 2018 |
Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 1989 |